Marine Weather and TidesRiceboro, GA

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Sunrise 6:57AM

Sunset 5:26PM

Monday November 19, 2018 7:34 PM EST (00:34 UTC)

Moonrise 3:30PM

Moonset 3:07AM

Illumination 91%

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AMZ300 610 Pm Est Mon Nov 19 2018 Synopsis for the coastal waters of south coastal south carolina and north coastal georgia.. A cold front will move through late Tuesday, followed by high pressure that will prevail through late in the week. An area of low pressure will move through the region late this week and this weekend, resulting in unsettled weather.

Synopsis
A cold front will move through late Tuesday, followed by high
pressure that will prevail through late in the week. An area of
low pressure will move through the region late this week and
this weekend, resulting in unsettled weather.

Near term through Tuesday
As of 615 pm: cloud cover is expected to increase across the
region tonight. However, extreme SE ga will likely be the last
location to see ceilings develop. Near term models and mos
indicate that patchy fog may form along the lower altamaha river
late tonight. I will update the forecast to adjust sky cover
timing and add a mention of patchy fog for mcintosh, long and
tattnall counties.

Previous discussion:
the subtropical jet will intensify across the southeast u.S.

Tonight as shortwave energy digs out of the ohio valley and into
the tennessee valley. The associated cold front will clear the
southern appalachians early Tuesday morning keeping the entire
forecast area in the warm sector prior to daybreak. A westerly
pre-frontal environment and a dry tropospheric conditions
featuring pwats <1" will result in rain- free conditions with
overnight lows tempered by weak low-level warm air advection and
thickening cirrus aloft. Lows will range from the lower 50s
inland to the upper 50s at the beaches.

Short term Tuesday night through Thursday
Tuesday and Tuesday night: a broad mid and upper level trough will
encompass the eastern half of the conus, with a surface cold front
poised to move through later in the day. Overall, the front will be
relatively moisture starved, primarily producing cloud cover across
the region. Model soundings show the bulk of the moisture between
700-850 mb, with much drier air above and below that layer. A few
models do generate some light precipitation, but it seems prudent to
maintain a dry forecast at this point. Instead, the expectation is
that the front and trough aloft will manifest as just cloud cover,
which will decrease from the west in the afternoon. The actual cold
front is not expected to reach the coast until the evening, so the
forecast area will be in the milder air mass out ahead of it. Highs
are forecast to range in the upper 60s for most areas, with some low
70s possible along the coast, especially the georgia coast.

Overnight, the front will move quickly offshore and high pressure
will begin to nose in from the north. Mostly clear skies are
expected with lows ranging from the upper 30s well inland to the
upper 40s at the coast.

Wednesday through Thursday: confluent zonal flow will prevail into
Thursday morning when a well defined shortwave approaches from the
west late in the day. Expansive canadian high pressure will move
across the great lakes and almost to new england through Thursday
evening. This high will prevail across the forecast area, bringing
clear skies on Wednesday and increasing clouds Thursday.

Temperatures will be much cooler, with highs ranging from the upper
50s around lake moultrie to the low mid 60s near the altamaha.

Long term Thursday night through Monday
Model guidance is becoming better aligned regarding formation of a
gulf low near the western edge of the gulf of mexico late Thursday
as mid and upper level shortwave troughing exits the desert
southwest and enters the central u.S. Guidance diverges on the
evolution of the pattern aloft heading into the weekend, but low
pressure looks increasingly likely to move east or northeast near or
over the area through the weekend, bringing another round of
unsettled weather. An additional trailing shortwave trough could
transit near the region early next week, but it remains unclear how
much moisture will be available to work with. The 19 00z GFS and
ecmwf depict widely different scenarios, increasing forecast
uncertainty late in the long term period.

Aviation 23z Monday through Saturday
Vfr conditions through the 0z TAF period. Mid-clouds will
increase across the terminals this evening and are forecast to
remain bkn-ovc through mid-day Tuesday. Monday afternoon should
feature few to sct sky with steady NW winds.

Extended aviation outlook:VFR conditions are expected to prevail at
both terminals into late week. Flight restrictions will be possible
this weekend as low pressure moves nearby.

Marine
Tonight: benign conditions will prevail overnight with west
winds 10 kt or less. Seas will average 2-4 ft.

Tuesday through Saturday: a cold front will approach the waters
on Tuesday and winds ahead of the front will be out of the
west-southwest mainly in the 10-15 knot range. Behind the front,
high pressure will begin building in and winds will shift to
more northerly and then northeasterly with time. By Thursday,
the northeast gradient will tighten significantly and wind
speeds will increase to the point where small craft advisories
look increasingly likely. These advisories will likely be needed
through at least Friday. By Friday night and Saturday an area
of low pressure is expected to impact the region though there is
considerable model disagreement regarding the eventual track of
the low.

Chs watches warnings advisories
Ga... None.

Sc... None.

Marine... None.

Near term... Ned
short term...

long term...

aviation... Ned
marine...

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